On this episode of News Exchange, Alex Lee looks at Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Tasmania, Facebook's new professional social network, and hoverboards are one step closer to becoming a reality.

On this episode of News Exchange: Palmer United Party has expelled Senator Jacqui Lambie's Chief of Staff; slow moving lava from a volcano in Hawaii continues to move and a paralympian shows the world how he became an athlete.

US internet providers want to charge content providers, such as TV and movie streaming services, for faster access to their content, sparking a warning from Barack Obama that the equality of the internet is at risk.

On this episode of News Exchange, #remembranceday and #lestweforget trending, APEC Summit social media chatter all about fashion and frenemies and the university giving out scholarships to video gamers.

More than a million Germans and people from around the world are celebrating the event that marked the end of the Cold War; astronauts on board the ISS also sent their well wishes for the anniversary, and not people are fans of creepy crawlies but that could all change with cyborg cockroaches.

On this episode of News Exchange, Alex Lee looks at Jacqui Lambert's defiance in the Senate, a campaign has succeeded in stopping infamous 'dating coach' Julien Blanc from hosting seminars, and a viral video that mashes up Seinfeld with Australian politics.

On this episode of News Exchange, Noel Pearson's rousing speech at Gough Whitlam's Sydney Town Hall memorial is trending, Dutch PM Mark Rutte is visiting Australia, as well as a #MillionMaskMarch to protest capitalism.

On this episode of News Exchange, Gough Whitlam trends following his state memorial service in Sydney's Town Hall, the fallout from the Melbourne Cup continues as heart failure is determined to be the cause of death of pre-race favourite Admire Rakti, and results are pouring in for the US midterm elections.

On this episode of News Exchange, Protectionist's Melbourne Cup win is marred by the death of pre-race favourite Admire Rakti, Attorney-General George Brandis and 'Team Australia' are trending on Twitter, and candidates and voters are gearing up for the US midterm elections.

On this episode of News Exchange, climate change has taken the online world by storm as an IPCC report calls for urgent action to curb carbon emissions, the campaign is underway for the Victorian state election on November 29, and #melbcup is trending ahead of Australia's biggest race.